Today, the search for more environmentally-friendly coatings for packaging papers, as a sustainable alternative to plastics, is taking up speed. Paper as a possible substrate scores high, but has a few drawbacks. In view of compatibility with the papermaking process and final recyclability, the deposition of waterborne coatings is preferred when including renewable materials. New concepts for both the protection of packaging papers with a coating, as well as recycling coated papers should be considered.
